"Russia has thwarted a Ukrainian-British plan to hijack a MiG-31 jet equipped with a hypersonic missile and to use it to carry out a false flag attack on a major NATO airbase, the country's state security service reported. The FSB, Russia's domestic intelligence agency, said in a statement carried by state media on Tuesday that the alleged operation was directed by the main intelligence directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence and its UK handlers."
"The plot sought to convince a Russian pilot to fly a MiG-31 armed with a Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missile a key weapon in Moscow's arsenal to the Romanian city of Constanta, where NATO is building its largest airbase in Southeastern Europe. The plane would then be shot down by air defences, providing a large-scale provocation. Russian state television showed pictures of messages and recordings of a man who they said was working for Ukrainian and British intelligence."
"The individual reportedly offered $3m to the pilot to take part in the scheme, as well as citizenship of any European country of his choosing. An FSB official claimed that British-founded group Bellingcat which is branded as undesirable by the Russian government was involved in the operation or was used as a cover or intermediary, according to the state-run TASS news agency."
Russia's FSB said it thwarted an operation allegedly orchestrated by the Ukrainian military intelligence directorate with UK handlers to hijack a MiG-31 armed with a Kinzhal hypersonic missile for a false-flag attack on a NATO airbase in Constanta, Romania. The scheme allegedly offered a Russian pilot $3 million and European citizenship to fly the armed jet to the base and be shot down by air defenses to create a provocation. Russian state television presented messages and recordings linked to a purported agent. The FSB also alleged involvement or use of British-founded group Bellingcat as a cover or intermediary.
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